Deeply religious and a heavy reader of spiritual topics, Elvis showed considerable interest in the LDS Church and read many books by Mormon authors.

Elvis received his first Book of Mormon through the gates at Graceland, his home in Memphis. A young LDS woman and ardent Elvis fan, Cricket Butler, handed him this precious book, which was returned to her after his death. This 1976 version of the Book of Mormon took quite the journey, passing through the hands of Alan Osmond before finally ending up at Church headquarters.

Inside this well-traveled Book of Mormon were a series of hand-written notations reportedly made by Elvis, including a personal line about his wife that states, “Priscilla needs to read this” (Brother Paul’s Mormon Bathroom Reader, Paul B. Skousen, 2005).